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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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